How do you pronounce deliberation?

The recorded pronunciation is /dɪˌlɪbəˈɹeɪʃən/.

Where does deliberation come from?

It is traced to Middle English.

deliberation

/dɪˌlɪbəˈɹeɪʃən/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.06 in modern English

Syllables: de-lib-er-a-tion
IPA: /dɪˌlɪbəˈɹeɪʃən/

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Meaning

noun

The act of deliberating, or of weighing and examining the reasons for and against a choice or measure; careful consideration; mature reflection.

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noun

Careful discussion and examination of the reasons for and against a measure.

Countable; Uncountable

Example Sentences

"The oftener the measure is brought under examination, the greater the diversity in the situations of those who are to examine it, the less must be the danger of those errors which flow from want of due deliberation, or of those missteps which proceed from the contagion of some common passion or interest."
"the deliberations of a legislative body or council"

Etymology

From Middle English deliberacioun, from Old French deliberation, from Latin deliberātiō. Morphologically deliberate + -ion.

Origin

Source language: Middle English

Word Breakdown

Root: deliberacioun, deliberation
Suffix: deliberate

Usage

Inflected Forms

deliberations (plural)

Derived Forms

deliberational nondeliberation predeliberation

Synonyms

cogitation contemplation deliberation mulling musing pondering meditation reflection rethinking reconsideration rumination thought

Rhymes With

information education situation population station association administration operation organization nation location application